Star Trek's Starfleet Academy Gets Fewer Views Than Old Men Talking About Deep Space Nine
Giant Freakin Robot • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Paramount released the first episode of its new Star Trek series, Starfleet Academy, for free on YouTube, but it garnered only 82,000 views in over 24 hours.
- In contrast, Red Letter Media's video discussing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine attracted 380,000 views in the same timeframe, indicating higher interest in older Star Trek content.
- The trend reflects a broader pattern where interest in classic Star Trek shows grows alongside the release of newer, less popular series.
- A growing subculture of Millennials and Zoomers is engaging with older Star Trek through podcasts and video presentations, some of which have reached millions of viewers.
